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Pinnell headlines 2016 Alumni Award honorees

Columbus, Ohio – Gay Su Pinnell, who was instrumental in bringing the successful Reading Recovery program to the United States, is the recipient of The Ohio State University Alumni Association’s 2016 Alumni Medalist Award, the highest honor presented to a graduate of the institution.

Pinnell will be recognized for her contributions at the annual awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., Columbus. A two-time graduate of Ohio State (MA Education, 1968; PhD Early and Middle Childhood Education, 1975), Pinnell is one of 11 alumni who will be recognized during the award ceremony. Other honorees include: